St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-10
The Police and People Come
Into Collision at Mitch
elltown, Ireland.
After Being Repulsed the
Former Use Guns With
Deadly Effect.
The O'Brien Incident Liable
to Set Great Britain in
a Blaze.
Russia Tired Of Pooling With
the Bulgarian Question
Foreign Notes.
BY cable to the Globe.

DUBLIN. Sept. g. Mitchelltown,
where the case of the government
against William O'Brien under the CO
ercion act was to have been tried to-day,
was crowded all day with civilians,
police and soldiers. Mr.. O'Brien did
not appear in court to answer the sum-
mons. The service of the summons
was proved and the judge granted a
warrant for Mr.. O'Brien's arrest. An
open air indignation meeting was sub
sequently held. Henry Labouchere and
others made speeches denouncing the
government for it's course in regard to
Ireland. AS result of the indignation
meeting conflict arose between the
people and the police. The riot origi-
mated in an attempt to assault the gov
eminent stenOgrapher who was present
to take down the speeches of Mr.. La
bOuchere and others. The police assayed
to protect the stenographer and were
set upon by. the crowd whereupon the
cOnStableS charged upon the crowd and
repulsed them. The mob rallied and made
adesperate attempt to.Seize the stenogra-
pher, when the police fired into them,
killing two men and wounding several.
The crowd then withdrew, but are con-
stantly receiving reinforcements and
threaten to renew their attack on the
constabulary.
LATER DETAILS.
The force of police repulsed by the
mob was sixty strong and fully armed.
The crowd used sticks and stones as
weapons, and severely injured sev-
eral of the conStableS, who for
bore to fire upon their asSallants.
After receiving reinfOreements the po-
lice advanced upon the crowd and COM
manded them to dispense. This COM
mand was met with shout Of defiance,
stables. The officer in command of the
police gave thes order sto fire and six
rounds of rifle ball were poured into the
crowd. Two men fell dead and several
sank to the ground badly wounded. the
mob retreating and finally breaking
into sections and dispensing. Later they
reaSsembled and assumed a threaten
ing attitude, but as they made no at
tempt to attack the police they were not
disturbed. There are signs, however,
that further trouble will occur before
order is restored.
ANOTHER AND LATER ACCOUNT
of the disturbance at Mitchelltown says !:
Seven thousand persons were assembled
at a meeting held to express indignation
at the governments prosecution of Mr..
OBrien, which was to be addressed by
MesSrS. Labouchere, Dillon, Bremen,
Gill, Condor, O'Hea and John Ellis,
members of parliament, when a govern
ment StenOgrapher, with and escort OF
sixty policemen, endeavored to push
through the crowd to the foot of the plat
form. His progress was resisted and the
police attempted to open passage for
him. The crowd attacked the police
with sticks and stones and the latter re-
taliated by charging with drawn batons,
but were repulsed by body of Nation
alists on horseback. air. Condor at this
point interposed from the platform and
succeeded in pacifying the crowd. Mr..
Dillon then addressed the people, ad-
vising them to treat the police with ST.
lent contempt, because home rule was
established fact the Irish forces would
be under control of the people instead
of their enemies. The speech of Mr..
Dillon had little effect upon the eXas-
perated crowd and the conflict between
them and the police was shortly after
ward renewed, the police being driven
into their barracks. From this point of
vantage the police fired into the crowd,
killing one man instantly, fatally
Wounding another, who has since died,
and severely injuring several others.
Taking advantage of the demoralizing
effect of their fire the police sailed
forth from the barracks and charged
the mob with fixed bayonets. This was
more than the crowd could stand and
they made haste to dispense.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
LONDON, Sept. 10, a. m.-The Daily
News, speaking of the riot at Mitchell
town yesterday, says that coercion was
not long in bearing its bittereSt fruits.
The government meant to provoke
bloodshed in Ireland and blood has been
shed, wantonly and in its most revolt
ing features.
The Post considers that the affair
shows cOnclusively the necessity for the
full application of the crimes act to pre-
vent such meetings altogether.
The Times says the blood of the
Mitchelltown yictimeS is on the heads
of Messrs. O'Brien, Davitt and La
bOuchere, whose inflamed language
drove the men against the muZzles of
the rifles of the police. The affair will
teach the people that though the leaders
have amusement and profit, the people
pay for them with their skins.
The. Standard hopes that the spec
tacle will convince MesSrS. Labouchere
and Drummer of the goal to which their
steps tend before it be too late or they
are held guilty for the suffering which
will otherwise enSue